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Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
AJC poll: Hillary Clinton has slim lead over Donald Trump in Georgia — Democrat Hillary Clinton has built a slim lead over Donald Trump in Georgia after one of the worst weeks of the Republican's campaign, and the Libertarian presidential ticket cracked double-digits, according to a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Clinton surges to big lead in McClatchy-Marist poll — WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton has surged to a 15-point lead over reeling, gaffe-plagued Donald Trump, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. — Clinton made strong gains with two constituencies crucial to a Republican victory …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Hillary Clinton Jumps to Nine Point Lead Over Donald Trump — NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton Leads Trump by Nine Points 0:48 — Hillary Clinton has jumped out to a nine-point lead over Donald Trump, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll shows, nearly doubling …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Lessons from my search for Donald Trump's personal giving to charity — THE BIG IDEA: — By David Fahrenthold, filling in for James, who is on vacation. — I've spent the last few months trying to prove Donald Trump right about something important. — So far, I've failed.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Two new polls put Donald Trump further back than Mitt Romney ever was
Two new polls put Donald Trump further back than Mitt Romney ever was
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Michael J. Morell / New York Times:
I Ran the C.I.A. Now I'm Endorsing Hillary Clinton. — During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties — three Republicans and three Democrats. I was at President George W. Bush's side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency …
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Dylan Stableford / Yahoo:
Hannity to GOP leaders: 'I'm getting a little sick and tired of all of you' — Fox News host Sean Hannity says Republican leaders will be to blame if Donald Trump loses the presidential election. — The conservative pundit told listeners of his talk radio show on Wednesday that he was …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Donald Trump and the fitness threshold — Donald Trump, the man who defied every political rule and prevailed to win his party's nomination, last week took on perhaps the most sacred political rule of all: Never attack a Gold Star family. Not just because it alienates a vital constituency …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Did Paul Ryan just predict that Clinton will win in a landslide?
Did Paul Ryan just predict that Clinton will win in a landslide?
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Richard L. Hasen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed What if Trump drops out?
Op-Ed What if Trump drops out?
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EndPlay / WFTV:
Officials: George Zimmerman punched in face for allegedly bragging about killing Trayvon Martin — SANFORD, Fla. — The man who said he shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in self-defense said he was punched in the face while he was talking to people at a restaurant in Sanford over the weekend.
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Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman punched in face at local restaurant
George Zimmerman punched in face at local restaurant
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders to Trump: Drop out — Amid widespread chatter that Donald Trump could drop out of the presidential race before Election Day, Republican insiders in key battleground states have a message for The Donald: Get out. — That's according to The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of activists …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
US created 255,000 jobs in July vs. 180,000 jobs expected — Job creation continued at a solid pace in July, with the economy adding 255,000 positions, according to the Labor Department. — The headline unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent, though a more encompassing measure …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump admits he didn't see nonexistent Iran money video — Donald Trump did something unusual Friday: He admitted he was wrong. — “The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, Switzerland, not the plane carrying $400 million in cash going to Iran!” the Republican nominee tweeted …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump repeats claim about nonexistent Iran footage
Trump repeats claim about nonexistent Iran footage
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Will Bredderman / The New York Observer:
‘No Doubt’ President Obama is a Muslim, Donald Trump's New York Campaign Chair Says — Donald Trump's New York State campaign co-chairman insisted in an interview with the Observer that President Barack Obama is a Muslim—and pointed to his policies in the Middle East as evidence.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This 30 second video is absolutely devastating for Donald Trump — John McCain — one of the most respected voices in the Republican Party on national security — was asked a direct question: Are you comfortable with Donald Trump possibly having control of our nuclear arsenal?
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
ObamaCare Is Failing Exactly The Way Critics Said It Would — Aetna's decision to abandon its ObamaCare expansion plans and rethink its participation altogether came as a surprise to many. It shouldn't have. Everything that's happened now was predicted by the law's critics years ago.
New York Daily News:
Brooklyn dad shot to death after taking baseball cap stolen from his son back from teen bullies — A Brooklyn dad stood up for his son — and was killed over a baseball cap. — The deadly chain of events began Saturday when Gerald Sealey, 17, was playing basketball outside Public School 6 in Flatbush.
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Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar slated for Obama's birthday bash — More On: — President Obama will celebrate his 55th birthday with a huge all-night party Friday at the White House with stars including Beyoncé and Jay Z. — Multiple sources confirmed to Page Six …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Beyoncé, Jay Z to attend Obama birthday bash: report
Beyoncé, Jay Z to attend Obama birthday bash: report
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Sean Illing / Salon:
It's worth asking again: Is Donald Trump trying to tank his campaign? — Trump's outlandish behavior leaves two possibilities: either he's truly unhinged or he's looking for a way out — In the last two weeks, Donald Trump has slandered the family of a dead soldier, committed treason …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Clinton pauses ads in Virginia in sign of confidence — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has left Virginia off its upcoming battleground-state television ad buy beginning next week — the second state to be dropped in recent weeks as Clinton holds a significant lead over Donald Trump nationally and in key states.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Trump's shrinking electoral map
Trump's shrinking electoral map
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